Article
Clinical findings in early onset cone-rod dystrophy in the Standard Wire-haired Dachshund.
Veterinary ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Ropstad Ernst O, Bjerkås Ellen, Narfström Kristina
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical findings and the age of onset of cone-rod dystrophy (crd) in the Standard Wire-haired Dachshund (SWHD) and to evaluate which clinical tests could be used to obtain a reliable diagnosis. ANIMALS: Sixty-eight SWHD and SWHD-derived dogs were used, including 23 affected with crd and 45 controls, respectively. PROCEDURES: The dogs were subjected to behavioral testing, examination of...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Electroretinography
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Pedigree
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
